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Ground Effect Slush Fund.

By The Brown Hornet - Posted on 20 January 2011

I sent an email to the Ground Effect Slush Fund in regards to gaining some funding to help with the work that will hopefully start soonish at Knapsack Reserve. Here is the reply:

Hi JP

I've been having a good snoop around your website! Sounds like a project worthy of some slush fund assistance, our pet hate is when tracks get closed and they riding access for an area takes a huge step back.

So yep, we'll help you out when the time comes to lay down or fix some trails. We like to buy actual stuff rather than just handing out cash. We end up buying a lot of tools, construction materials, signage, machine hire, dirt deliveries etc. We cap any one project at $1000

We also have a couple of handy books available

http://www.imba.com/catalog/book-trail-solutions

And

http://www.natureshape.com/pubs/nstbd.html

They really are fantastic for ensuring the trails will age gracefully without requiring constant upkeep.

Good luck in your quest, and no doubt we'll hear from you when the work gets underway!

Cheers
Mark

What a top bunch of guys!

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Fantastic, the New Zealanders

Submitted by Muninjitsu on Thu, 20/01/2011 - 21:13.

Fantastic, the New Zealanders are a good bunch of people.

Damn well done JP.... that's

Submitted by moggio on Fri, 21/01/2011 - 00:39.

Damn well done JP.... that's an easy bit of money!.. especially compared to the effort Kingy went through hawking all that water!

If we could get copies of the books that would also be good... my copy of the IMBA book is slowly doing the rounds so another copy for the "library" would be excellent so more could read.

Awesome

Submitted by Nerf Herder on Fri, 21/01/2011 - 00:40.

Good stuff JP

I've been looking around for some new shorts too.
http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/products-SHO.htm

Wow a thousand $1000 that's tops!

Submitted by Kingy on Fri, 21/01/2011 - 04:27.

Good Job JP,

The Website is representing us well!
Top effort following up mate!

nice one JP

Submitted by Andy Bloot on Fri, 21/01/2011 - 06:27.

I think it was those photos of Vince and Gus at the BBQ that sealed it

Well done

Submitted by Mr Curly on Fri, 21/01/2011 - 08:39.

Makes me feel good about all that money I have spent on Ground Effects gear over the years.

Same here O Curly One! I just

Submitted by The Brown Hornet on Fri, 21/01/2011 - 11:43.

Same here O Curly One! I just bought the missus some Tom Thumbs and she loves them. My lightweight rain jacket (The Phantom, I think) is still going strong after many, many years of commuting, and the socks and jerseys we have are all grouse.

So not only great kit but great folk too!

I'm with Andy, and reckon it

Submitted by deadparrot on Fri, 21/01/2011 - 18:17.

I'm with Andy, and reckon it was because of the photos of me and Vinno

You top fella you!..yeah i'm

Submitted by BM Epic on Fri, 21/01/2011 - 18:29.

You top fella you!..yeah i'm a big fan of ground effect shorts as well!
I also like the idea of money for tools instead of tossing money at a project that could end up anywhere, at least money for tools etc is visible and will be used!

Despite their hometown

Submitted by The Brown Hornet on Wed, 20/04/2011 - 09:37.

Despite their hometown copping the jandal off Mother Nature, Mark from Ground Effect has sent out the 2 books as promised.

"Natural Surface trail by Design" and the IMBA "Trail Solutions".

A million thanks again to Ground Effect for some top notch support. More to come when the Knapsack project takes off.